Agriculture

How To Help Poinsettias Brighten The Holiday Season

UW-Extension

The winter holiday season would not be complete without a traditional floral display of poinsettias. Known for their showy, colorful and often red-toned bracts and dark green leaves, poinsettias add a festive spirit and brighten homes when daylight is fleeting.

Series: Wisconsin In The 2016 Presidential Election

Series: Wisconsin's Diverse Waves Of Immigration

Central Wisconsin's Hispanic Community Ponders Future In Wake Of Trump's Election

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Immigration and diversity are very much rural issues in Wisconsin. Some of Wisconsin's ethnic and racial minority groups are clustered in specific geographic areaa, but Hispanic people are widely distributed across much of the state.

Series: Drinking Water Quality

Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

Sizing Up Manure Digesters As A Water Quality Solution

Kristian Knutsen

WisContext

As the state calls for ideas that use manure digesters to help improve drinking-water quality in Wisconsin, it's helpful to better understand how the actual functions of digesters align with the problem at hand.

Series: Help For The Holidays

Series: Food Security And Assistance In Wisconsin

How To Make Sure Food Pantry Giving Is More Effective

Barbara Ingham

UW-Extension

Amber Canto

UW-Extension

Community groups often host food drives at various points during the year to fill local pantry shelves. Donors can enhance the value of their gifts by ensuring the food is safe, nutritious and of high quality.

Health, Ag Officials Urge Hygiene On Dairy Farms After Salmonella Outbreak

Hope Kirwan

Wisconsin Public Radio

Wisconsin agriculture officials say they're still investigating how a group of dairy calves started a multi-state salmonella outbreak.

Series: Growing Cranberries In Wisconsin

Abundant Cranberry Harvest Puts Pressure On Growers

Hope Kirwan

Wisconsin Public Radio

Federal legislators from Wisconsin say the U.S. Department of Agriculture needs to purchase the surplus cranberries after this year's abundant harvest.

Series: Drinking Water Quality

Series: Phosphorus In Wisconsin's Land And Water

Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

What Manure Digesters Can And Can't Do

Scott Gordon

WisContext

The state of Wisconsin is betting on manure digesters in rural northeastern Wisconsin to curb water pollution and other environmental problems linked to the spreading of manure on dairy farms.

Series: Food Security And Assistance In Wisconsin

The Changing Face Of Food Insecurity In Brown County

Karen Early

UW-Extension

People who worry about not having enough to eat cope in different ways. Some borrow money, neglect health care or defer paying bills. Many choose foods of poor nutritional value because they cost less but are filling.

Series: The Dairy State Economy

As Sales Of Milk Alternatives Grow, So Do Dairy Farmers' Frustrations

Haleema Shah

Wisconsin Public Radio

Most Wisconsinites – and Americans – have a special place in their hearts and kitchens for dairy milk. But the last few years have seen a growth in popularity of milk alternatives such as almond milk, soy milk and rice milk.

Series: Chronic Wasting Disease In Wisconsin's Deer

Low Risks, High Consequences: CWD Testing And Human Health

Scott Gordon

WisContext

The degenerative nervous system disorder chronic wasting disease primarily infects deer, moose and elk in several locations around North America, including in Wisconsin.